easyrawliving

Previously I had saved this post as a draft but couldn't figure out how to get it posted... so... after many failed attempts, I've simply decided to cut and paste ; P



yesterday as I was preparing a wonderful raw linguini I was thinking back to my previous experiences being raw.

When I first started several years ago, I was all about the research.... hearing the authors, speakers, and going to events.... but one of the things that really turned me off about the raw food groups/meetings that I would attend was this feeling of superiority that permeated. As I would observe and listen to the conversations, they invariably went to the % of raw someone was (which, even though I'm doing the 30 day raw challenge, so 100%, in life I'm a little more relaxed than that) and if you were anything less than 100% it seemed as though you weren't worthy....
and don't even get me started on how people who ate very simply would look down their noses at those who enjoyed the gourmet side of raw....

I don't want to isolate myself from groups of people that could potentially be a support mechanism for me, but I also don't enjoy the exclusionary feeling I had at those meetings...

I know that all of those things were viewed through my own lense, with my own 'stuff' but I also know there is some validity to it as I'm not the only one who has removed themselves from those gatherings.

Maybe as I move along the path I will find myself at a place to plan something that is more inclusive...